Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Finishing Details -Help!

Ok, creative Girls. I need your input here. I make these little 12" x 12" boxes a lot and usually the finishing details are not such a big deal. However, this one box is for the soon to be GrandBaby and Babys' mama is rather finicky so I need some input here.

I have the inside detailed and finished with fun and complimentary ribbon, but the outside top is the stumper.....

I have no problem with repainting the "H" if needed. I have had clients who love their boxes decorated this simply with their initial or as in the next picture, with a large simple item, such as the flower.

But to me, it is just a little too plain. So I thought of trimming the edges with ribbon.....

But which ribbon? I really like both of them and can see either of them being pleasing to my Baby Girl. That really helps, right ;o !

This is getting better, but still not convinced that this is quite the look.

Paint the "H" and add the fabric background??? Too much now??

Thank you for helping me out with your thoughts. Every thought is appreciated and needed. Hopefully I'll get this finished and post "The End" soon!!! Have an awesome day!!!

11 comments:

Hi Ellen, Your boxes are just lovely, it is hard choose which one. However, I think my eye leans toward the H with no fabric behind it and the flower ribbon :)Thanks so much for stopping over to my blog and leaving your encouraging comments. I will probably be asking for some "good" recipes.

Hello Ellen, thank you for visiting my blog,I got the bedding at Target about two years ago, But I know they have it on Ebay now It's Simply Shabby Chic. YOur boxes are beautiful I like the one with the H with out the ribbon but they all look good hard to chose.

Choices, choices! I like the simplicity of the plain "H" with the dotted ribbon, but I like the contrast of the green flower against the lid's fabric. Have you attempted to incoporate both the flower and the "H" together in some way? Or what about painting the letter a different color?

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